MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06

Title: Pumpkin And Chestnut Plov With Yogurt And Spiced Butter
Categories: Russian, Vegetarian
Yield: 4 Servings

1 1/2 tb Olive oil
400 g Pumpkin; cut into chunks
- (prepared weight)
1 Onion; finely chopped
1/2 ts Turmeric
225 g Basmati rice
2 Bay leaves
1/2 Cinnamon stick
45 g Dried cranberries or
- dried barberries
100 g Chestnuts;
- up to 125 g,
- cooked, halved
1 Orange;
- finely grated zest of
750 ml Vegetable stock
40 g Butter
2 Red chiles;
- halved, deseeded, and
- cut into slivers -OR-
Dried chile flakes
8 lg Spoonfuls of Greek yogurt
750 ml Vegetable stock

Preparation time: 5 minutes
Cooking time: 30 minutes

A Russian-inspired dish of soft baked squash and fragrant rice topped
with an addictive spiced butter

Heat 1-1/2 tb olive oil in a large saucepan and cook 400 g pumpkin
(cut into chunks) until it is golden--even caramelised in
places--then remove the pieces with a slotted spoon and set aside.

Add the 1 finely chopped onion to the pan and cook until soft and pale
gold.

Add 1/2 ts turmeric and cook for another minute.

Tip in 225 g basmati rice and stir it round in the fat and onion for a
couple of minutes.

Put the pumpkin back into the pan along with 2 bay leaves, 1/2
cinnamon stick, 45 g dried cranberries or dried barberries, 100 to
125 g halved and cooked chestnuts and the finely grated zest of 1
orange.

Bring to the boil and boil for 2 minutes, leaving the pan uncovered.
There should be just a little liquid still on top of the rice.

Wrap the lid in a tea towel and put it on the pan, making sure that
none of the cloth is hanging over that could catch on the flame.

Turn the heat down low and leave to cook for 15 minutes. The rice
should be perfectly cooked. Fork it through. Check the seasoning.

Heat 40 g butter in a saucepan or frying pan and quickly saute 2 red
chiles (halved, deseeded, and cut into slivers)--they just need 1
minute.

Serve the plov topped with 8 large spoonfuls of Greek yogurt, and
pour the spiced butter over each portion.

Recipe by Diana Henry

Recipe FROM: <https://www.telegraph.co.uk/recipes/everyday/
vegetarian/pumpkin-chestnut-plov-yogurt-spiced-butter-recipe/>

MMMMM
--- SBBSecho 3.23-Win32
* Origin: The Fool's Quarter, fqbbs.synchro.net (1:105/500)